GREEK PRESIDENT AND HIS WIFE VISIT MUSEUM-INSTITUTE OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

Noyan Tapan
Jun 27 2007

YEREVAN, JUNE 27, NOYAN TAPAN. Greek President Karolos Papoulias,
at the June 27 meeting with students, lecturers and professors of
Yerevan State University stated that those who suffered should be
indulgent, of course, if those using violence are inclined to forget
and to admit their fault. He obviously meant the Armenian Genocide
and similar problems. The Greek President said that political and
personal courage is needed for that. He gave the example of Germany,
which had recognized the Jewish Holocaust. He said that "we should
not remain the hostage of history, neither we should delete history."

The same day Karolos Papoulias also visited the Museum-Institute of
Armenian Genocide. "The fact of the Genocide is very barbaric in the
respect of human rights violation and is a black spot in the modern
human history. The fact of the Genocide should be at least recognized,
those guilty should be held responsible and should apologize," the
Greek President wrote in the register at the Museum. The First Greek
Lady, May Papoulias, also made notes: "Once again I felt the deep
roots uniting the Armenian and Greek peoples."